‘The Meg’ Chews Through $500M at the Worldwide Box Office

A box office total as big as the MEG itself

The Warner Bros. Pictures and Gravity Pictures’ shark-thriller “The Meg” blew past the $500M mark at the worldwide box office this week. The announcement was made today by Ron Sanders, Warner Bros.’ President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment. “The Meg” opened back in August with an amazing $45M debut, the film has already made over $134M domestically.

In making the announcement, Sanders said, “‘The Meg’ is a pure popcorn film that is a perfect way to cap off the summer. Audiences were looking for a fun time at the movies and ‘The Meg’ delivered with a great balance of action and humor. We want to congratulate director Jon Turteltaub, his entire international ensemble cast, all of the filmmakers, and our colleagues at Gravity Pictures on this tremendous success, which—like the title character—was bigger than everyone’s expectations.”

Warner Bros. Pictures and Gravity Pictures present a di Bonaventura/Apelles Entertainment Inc./Maeday Productions, Inc./Flagship Entertainment Group Production, a Film by Jon Turteltaub, “The Meg.” Released in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX, the film is being distributed in China by Gravity Pictures, and throughout the rest of the world by Warner Bros. Pictures.